CVE-2017-2211
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUntrusted search path vulnerability in PatchJGD (Hyoko) (PatchJGDh101.EXE) ver. 1.0.1 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThis is an untrusted search path (DLL hijacking) vulnerability in PatchJGD version 1.0.1. The application loads DLLs without specifying secure absolute paths, causing it to search directories (such as the current working directory) that an attacker can control. When a malicious DLL with a matching name is placed in such a directory, the application will load and execute it with its own privilege level, leading to privilege escalation.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.0.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Patchjgd is installedSearch for Patchjgd executable (typically patchjgd.exe) in common installation directories such as C:\Program Files\GSI or C:\Program Files (x86)\GSI, or check the system's program files folders.Affected if Patchjgd version 1.0.1 is found on the system
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Confirm the installed versionRight-click the patchjgd.exe file, select Properties, and check the File Version or Product Version field in the Details tab. Alternatively, run the executable with /version or --version flags if supported.Affected if The version is exactly 1.0.1
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Check if the application is launched from user-controlled directoriesObserve the current working directory when the application is launched. Determine if the application is started from directories where untrusted users (such as those with lower privileges) can write files, such as shared network folders, download directories, or user-accessible temp folders.Affected if Patchjgd 1.0.1 is executed from or can be placed in directories writable by other users
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Identify vulnerable DLL loading behaviorUse a process monitor tool (such as Process Monitor from Sysinternals) to trace DLL load attempts by patchjgd.exe. Filter for DLL load events and examine whether the application uses absolute paths or relies on the default Windows DLL search order (which includes the current directory).Affected if The application loads DLLs without using absolute paths or secure loading methods like SetDllDirectory
A system is affected if Gsi Patchjgd version 1.0.1 is installed and the application can be launched from or loads DLLs via directories controllable by other users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataFix requires modifying the application code to use secure DLL loading methods (e.g., SetDllDirectory, LoadLibraryEx with LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH flags, or absolute paths) instead of relying on the default DLL search order. A code audit should identify all DLL loading calls to ensure comprehensive remediation.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2017-2211 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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